Mary Pat Angelini
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Mary Pat Angelini is an American
United States
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 Republican Party
Republican Party (United States)
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 politician
Politician
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, who has served in the New Jersey
New Jersey
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 General Assembly
New Jersey General Assembly
The New Jersey General Assembly is the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature.Since the election of 1967 , the Assembly has consisted of 80 members. Two members are elected from each of New Jersey's 40 legislative districts for a term of two years, each representing districts with average...

 since January 8, 2008, where she represents the 11th legislative district.

Angelini serves in the Assembly on the Human Services Committee and the Health and Senior Services Committee.

Angelini graduated with a B.S.W. from East Tennessee State University
East Tennessee State University
East Tennessee State University is an accredited American university located in Johnson City, Tennessee. It is part of the Tennessee Board of Regents system of colleges and universities, the nation's sixth largest system of public education, and is the fourth largest university in the state...

 and an M.P.A.
Master of Public Administration
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 from Fairleigh Dickinson University
Fairleigh Dickinson University
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. She has served as Executive Director of Prevention First since 1992, which provides educational programs and services to schools, businesses, and community organizations to counter the negative effects of drug abuse and violence. Angelini is a resident of Ocean Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey
Ocean Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey
Ocean Township is a township located in east central Monmouth County, New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 27,291.Oakhurst and Wanamassa Ocean Township is a township located in east central Monmouth County, New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census,...

.

The Assemblywoman has sponsored legislation to establish an Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights in the State of New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...

. The bill was signed by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie early in 2011. The law encourages school districts to better investigate reports of bullying and was drafted in response to the tragedy of Tyler Clementi.

District 11

Each of the forty districts in the New Jersey Legislature has one representative in the New Jersey Senate
New Jersey Senate
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 and two members in the New Jersey General Assembly
New Jersey General Assembly
The New Jersey General Assembly is the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature.Since the election of 1967 , the Assembly has consisted of 80 members. Two members are elected from each of New Jersey's 40 legislative districts for a term of two years, each representing districts with average...

. The other representatives from the 11th District for the 2008-2009 Legislative Session are:
  • Senator Sean T. Kean
    Sean T. Kean
    Sean T. Kean is an American Republican Party politician, who has served in the New Jersey Senate since being sworn in to office on January 8, 2008, where he represents the 11th legislative district, filling the seat vacated by Joseph A. Palaia...

    , and
  • Assemblyman David Rible


She was continued in the reformated 11th Legislative District
New Jersey Legislative Districts, 2011 apportionment
The members of the New Jersey Legislature are chosen from 40 electoral districts. Each district elects one Senator and two Assemblymen.New Jersey is one of only seven states with nested state legislative districts, in which two or more state House are coextensive with a single state Senate seat. In...

 and is seeking re-election in 2011.

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